Edwardian British Sporting Portrait Of A Lurcher Dog c.1910

Edwardian British Sporting Portrait Of A Lurcher Signed J. Warnes c.1910 Early 20th Century Oil On Canvas Of A Prized Country Dog In An English Landscape Highlights Fine British sporting animal portrait, circa 1910. Signed “J. Warnes” lower right. Oil on canvas. Chestnut-and-white lurcher standing within an English rural landscape. In the tradition of British animal painter Samuel John Carter (1835–1892). G. Rowney & Co., London, “Quality F” prepared-canvas stencil verso. Provenance associated with Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex. Presented in a later decorative Larson-Juhl gilt frame. 44.5 cm wide overall. Introduction A characterful early 20th-century British sporting portrait depicting a prized lurcher standing alert within an atmospheric English country landscape. Painted in oil on canvas and signed “J. Warnes” lower right, the work is provisionally dated to circa 1910. The dog is presented almost in full side profile upon a rural pathway, its head turned towards the viewer with an engaging direct gaze. Its chestnut and creamy-white coat contrasts beautifully against tall summer grasses, distant golden fields and a softly clouded blue-grey sky. The composition belongs to the established tradition of late Victorian and Edwardian British sporting animal painting and is presented in the tradition of Samuel John Carter. This is an art-historical contextual description and not an attribution to Carter. Catalogue Details Artist: Signed “J. Warnes”, identity presently unverified School: British School Title: Portrait Of A Lurcher In An English Landscape Date: Circa 1910, provisional Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed “J. Warnes” lower right Support: G. Rowney & Co., London, Quality F prepared canvas Frame: Later decorative Larson-Juhl gilt frame Provenance Stated to have formed part of the collection at Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex, associated with the late Colonel Peter Charles Edward Fishbourne (1940–2023). Subsequently in the collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD®. The Fishbourne association with Lime House is supported by independent public records, although item-specific estate documentation for this particular painting has not presently been identified. Dimensions Height: 34.5 cm Width: 44.5 cm Depth: 4 cm Certificate of Sale & Dealer Attribution Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® will provide a Certificate of Sale & Dealer Attribution describing the work as British School, early 20th century, signed “J. Warnes” lower right, Portrait Of A Lurcher In An English Landscape, circa 1910, oil on canvas, bearing a G. Rowney & Co., London, Quality F prepared-canvas stencil. Attribution and Research The attribution, dating and art-historical interpretation have been prepared in good faith following examination of the available visual, technical and documentary evidence. The artist's identity remains presently unverified. “In the tradition of Samuel John Carter” is an art-historical contextual description and does not constitute an attribution to Carter. Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® We select and offer fine paintings, sculpture and works of art based upon their subject, quality, decorative merit and historical significance. Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD® is an exclusively online fine art dealership specialising in British and European fine art, antiques and works of art. Bringing History Into Your Home.